AED: worth it?

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I just got an invitation to AED, the premedical honor society. But the fee for entrance is $85! I've gotten invitations to other honor societies before and generally haven't joined, since I didn't want to pay for just a line on my resume.

Also, I'm graduating this semester, so I wouldn't get much out of AED other than that line on my resume. But if joining would help in getting into med school, I would definitely pay for it.

Do any of you know about this society? And is joining worth it?

 

[siempre595]

I'm in it, and to be honest, I think it's nothing more than a resume line like you said. I'm sure that's dependent on your university, some chapters might be super-active. I haven't been asked about it at any interviews, but I have heard of other people getting questions about what they do in the group. Honestly, I wouldn't bother unless you feel you need to resume-build, but if you're in good shape already, save your cash.

 

[dynx]

I don't think it is worth it. At most it is a line on a resume that almost half the applicants have. At worst they ask you about it and you have no active role in the group (happened to my friend) and you look like you just do things to look good on paper. Save the 85 bucks...I put my invitation in the garbage and believe me if they gave me and invitation then they gave one to everybody. That said good luck on med school apps.

 

[Curci]

For what it's worth, I've never even heard of AED.

I would guess that it's not worth the $85, unless you have no other honors or awards to put down on your application.

 

[Yogi Bear]

Originally posted by karen44
I just got an invitation to AED, the premedical honor society. But the fee for entrance is $85! I've gotten invitations to other honor societies before and generally haven't joined, since I didn't want to pay for just a line on my resume.

Also, I'm graduating this semester, so I wouldn't get much out of AED other than that line on my resume. But if joining would help in getting into med school, I would definitely pay for it.

Do any of you know about this society? And is joining worth it?

hmm...i've never heard of that honor society before.

 

[PrincessCKNY]

I was in AED. I was pledge class treasurer, comm svc chair, and treasurer, so I guess I know a thing or two about it. UCI's chapter was pretty cool and I made some good friends there. But don't even bother if you're going to graduate soon. It's not worth the money either. Save it for secondaries.

 

[Yogi Bear]

look at it this way: amcas has 15 activies/awards/honors slots. if you already have 10+, forget about aed. if you have less than 10, just add it in to get double digits. 😀

 

[zingyraindrop]

Maybe if you checked with the local chapter and found if there is something that you could substantially add to by being an active member then go for it....but if it is only an empty membership then skip it. Use the bucks for someting else...maybe some cheap stock for thrill and spill (maybe some eventual bucks)

zingy

 

[Adcadet]

automatic external defebrilator?

 

[NE_Cornhusker1]

automatic external defebrilator?

Ha! That's exactly what I thought at first. The answer to this question is very much of a yes. The AED (pre-med society) sounds a little sketchy, you can do a whole lot more to yourself better with the $85 and time spent attending AED meetings. Peace.

 

[heelshmeel]

heck no... totally not worth it... and as suggested by previous poster... AED just is a resume filler...

 

[KyGrlDr2B]

When I was in AED way back in the day 😉, we had about 2 useful activities a year. We had a practice MCAT one saturday where you took the whole thing except writing and The Princeton Review evaluated it for you, we had banquet things at the med school of that university where you had the opportunity to ask med students and admissions people questions, there was a white water rafting trip, etc. Oh yeah and we had cords to wear at graduation. All in all, i hardly went to the meetings, but did do the activities. But it always differs at each school. If you are graduating, there is no point in joining unless you have zero extracurricular activites though.